Blauwhofstraat clay pit (Miocene to of Belgium)
Where: Temse, Belgium (51.1° N, 4.3° E: paleocoordinates 51.4° N, 3.1° E)
• coordinate estimated from map
When: Middle Miocene to Middle Miocene (16.0 - 5.3 Ma)
• Post Miocene Basisgrind
Environment/lithology: marine; poorly lithified conglomerate
• basal gravel rich in phosphate nodules, shark teeth and fossils of marine mammals
Primary reference: G. Bianucci and K. Post. 2005. Caviziphius altirostris, a new beaked whale from the Miocene southern North Sea basin. Deinsea 11:1-6 [M. Uhen/M. Uhen]more details
Purpose of describing collection: general faunal/floral analysis
PaleoDB collection 66066: authorized by Mark Uhen, entered by Mark Uhen on 27.09.2006
Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)
Taxonomic list
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| Mammalia | |
Caviziphius altirostris n. gen. n. sp.
Caviziphius altirostris n. gen. n. sp. Bianucci and Post 2005 beaked whale | |